“He’s a good man but for one three-day weekend of terror.” — Steven Feldman, lawyer for David Westerfield, who kidnapped and murdered seven-year-old Danielle van Dam. September 17, 2002

“Kasey has been a model citizen since all this occurred.” — James A. Brisbois Jr., attorney for Kasey L. Lake, 17, an Arthur Hill High School honor student who was convicted or robbing a McDonalds. June 14, 2003

Lake and her two accomplices were caught because they neglected to remove the drive-thru employee’s radio headset when they locked everyone in the cooler. The employee told a drive-thru customer, who then phoned police.